Climate Change: Day 5
September 9, 2014
Tropical Cyclone Forecast Models
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Latent heat: energy that goes into evaporation without warming.
Saturation: dynamic equilibrium between evaporation & condensation.
Saturation vapor pressure: vapor pressure at saturation. Defined with respect to a surface of liquid (or ice).
Convection: vertical movement of air. Rising air leads to expansion and cooling.
Latent Heat
Convection
Today
Convective instability & parcel theory
Graphing temperature & precipitation
Poll Everywhere
Lapse Rates & Stability
Parcel Theory
Heat Transfer
Tracking Hurricanes